NYU’s Institute of Public Knowledge is hosting the launch of Practicing Food Studies, edited by Amy Bentley, Fabio Parasecoli, and Krishnendu Ray. I wrote the Foreword. We will all provide brief perspectives on our quarter century of teaching food studies. For information and registration, click here. For 30% off on the book, click here.
by Marion Nestle
Mar
14
2017
R.I.P. Carol Field
I am grief stricken to learn of the death of Carol Field, food writer extraordinaire, friend, and occasional travel companion. The San Francisco Chronicle has a lovely obituary for her with wonderful photographs.
But here’s my personal favorite from a happy day at the octopus fountain in Monopoli, Italy, circa 1993.